a1678 A. Marvell Poems in I. Pref. 8 Is he in caball in his cabinett sett.
1725 D. Defoe i. 30 The Gunner and second Mate were in a close Cabal togerher [sic].
1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. i, in 40 Here, in cabal, a disputatious crew Each evening meet.